| OBJECT |
Xi Cygni (center star) and "west coast" of North America Nebula (image above is reduced-size | other sizes: medium , original) Distance: 841 light years to Xi Cygni and 1,800 light years to North America Nebula |
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| Telescope | Takahashi FS-60C @ f/6.2 | |
| Mount | Takahashi EM200 Temma II | |
| Camera | QSI 540wsg @ -15C | |
| Filters | Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2 | |
| Guider | SX Lodestar | |
| Settings | 4x15min Ha; 2x5min ea RGB (all bin1x1); AstroArt5, CS4 (cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) | |
| Date/Location Notes |
23 December 2013 - Las Cruces, NM Published as Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day, 18 Apr 14 (screenshot). Published in Space.com, 5 Mar 14 (screenshot). Published in YahooNews, 6 Mar 14 (screenshot). Published in YahooNews (UK & Ireland), 6 Mar 14 (screenshot). Cygnus area. Orange supergiant Xi Cygni (also known as 62 Cygni or ξ Cyg) is the center light orange star, together with the "west coast" of NGC 7000, which is the nebula that lies in the background (red and dark color). This image is Ha_HaRGB, where Ha:R (80:20) was used for the Red channel, and Ha for Luminance. I later imaged the full NGC 7000 in Ha, but it set behind my house before I could collect color :) |
